Freshman Year
-October: Identify off campus activities to join
-November: Visit local college campus
-December: Create a summer plan
-February: Meet with Dean to discuss next years' courses
-July: Summer camp, volunteer activity, shadow mentor, summer school, etc
-August: Complete summer reading
Sophomore Year
-October: PSAT
-November: Visit local college campus
-December: Create a summer plan
-February: Meet with Dean to discuss next years' courses and review transcript
-July: Summer camp, volunteer activity, shadow mentor, summer school, etc
-August: Complete summer reading
Junior Year
-September: Attend college fairs
-October: PSAT or SAT
First official college visit
-November: Practice ACT
-December: Review test results and develop a plan for college testing
Create a summer plan (internship, part-time work, summer courses)
-January: Commence preparation for SAT
-February: Commence preparation for ACT
-March: SAT
Visit college campuses
-April: Act
Attend college fairs and Open Houses
Start compiling a preliminary college list
-June-July: Conduct college scholarship search via FASTWEB
Visit college campuses
Develop college list
Review transcript
Pre-college program, internship, part-time work, volunteer activity, etc
-August: Complete your summer reading
Senior Year
-September: Meet with Dean/Counselor to review your college plan
Submit admissions application
Finalize College list
Attend college fairs
-October: Begin completing early college applications
Complete FAFSA
-November: Early Decision-Early Action Deadline
-January: Regular decision deadline
-February: Avoid Senior Slump
-March: Regular decision results to applicants
-April: Admitted students visit colleges
-May: Graduation and National deadline for college enrollment